WinScribe - Agfa announce integrated Radiology Solution

Auckland, March 20, 2004 - WinScribe® Inc, the worldwide leader in digital dictation and voice recognition systems and AGFA jointly announced today the completion of the integration between WinScribe's Digital Dictation and Agfa's Impax DS3000 PAC's (Picture Archive Communications) system.

The integration of WinScribe with Impax provides a complete solution to enhance current workflow patterns cost efficiently and brings together two of the leading technology solutions for Radiology Departments in a single offering.

Agfa's Impax has been designed as a totally integrated management information system which follows the natural workflow of the Radiology Department ensuring ease of use for Clerical Staff, Radiographers and Radiologists.

WinScribe Digital Dictation® is an integrated voice recognition, dictation and medical transcription system developed specifically to reduce the high cost of radiology reporting. Recent in use analysis of the improved productivity WinScribe brings to report turnaround times indicates that 94% of reports are completed, with corrections, in less time than ever before. In practice this means that hospitals can cut down the time doctors spend with an X-ray in their hand and are able to reassure patients faster.

Dale Matravers, Business Development Manager for WinScribe commented, 'By bringing together two industry leading products, we are able to offer our worldwide customers a complete solution to radiology workflow. The power of PAC's technology integrated with an embedded speech recognition, dictation and transcription solution, will transform the way radiology departments work'.